April 6, 2021 – TORONTO, ON — The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) will host a virtual press conference tomorrow—Wednesday, April 7, 2021—to share its concerns about school safety, and the need for the immediate vaccination of education workers. ETFO President Sam Hammond will be joined by presidents of Ontario unions representing education workers, an epidemiologist, and parent advocacy groups.
TIME: 9:30 a.m. A media availability, via Zoom only, will follow remarks.
WHO: ETFO President Sam Hammond will be joined by:
- Harvey Bischof, President, Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation
- (OSSTF/FEESO)
- Colin Furness, Epidemiologist and Assistant Professor, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
- Shameela Shakeel, York Region Parent, Ontario Families for Public Education
- Romana Siddiqui, Peel Region Parent, Ontario Parent Action Network
- Liz Stuart, President, Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association (OECTA)
- Anne Vinet-Roy, présidente/President, Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens (AEFO)
- Laura Walton, President, CUPE’s Ontario School Board Council of Unions (OSBCU)
ZOOM: Accredited media can register to participate in the press conference here. Please register as soon as possible.
LIVESTREAM: Members of the public can view the press conference here. A recording will be posted to etfo.ca following the event.
For more information or to request an accommodation, please contact Carla Pereira at 416-576-9074 or cpereira@etfo.org.